Vail Resorts Inc. - S&P Global Ratings’ Credit Research

Vail Resorts Inc.

Vail Resorts Inc. - S&P Global Ratings’ Credit Research
Vail Resorts Inc.
Published Oct 21, 2024
12 pages (4949 words) — Published Oct 21, 2024
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Overview Key strengths Key risks A broad and geographically diverse portfolio of mountain resorts across North America, Australia, and Europe. Exposure to consumer discretionary and travel spending, which can be volatile over an economic cycle. A large and growing Epic Pass base that provides revenue visibility and reduces EBITDA volatility during periods of economic weakness and years with lower-than-average snowfall. Unfavorable weather and below-average snowfall, especially in key geographies, can lead to significant declines in visitation, revenue, and profitability. High barriers to entry and limited supply growth given the cost to develop mountain resorts. High fixed-cost structure of mountain resort operations can result in significantly lower margins if revenues decline. We forecast S&P Global Ratings-adjusted leverage of approximately 3x for

  
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...We expect Vail Resorts Inc. to sustain leverage of approximately 3x through fiscal 2026, which is a significant cushion compared to our 4.25x downgrade threshold to accommodate unplanned M&A and share repurchases. We forecast S&P Global Ratings-adjusted leverage of approximately 3x for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2025 (fiscal 2025), and we expect leverage to remain 2.75x-3.25x through fiscal 2026 absent mergers and acquisition (M&A) activity and an unexpected increase in share repurchases compared to our base case assumptions. We forecast total revenue growth of 2%-5% driven by a 1%-2% increase in skier visits in fiscal 2025 and an increase in effective ticket prices (ETP). We expect ETP to increase in the low-single-digit...

  
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